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June 1979: Karol Wojtyła returns for the first time to his home country as Pope John Paul II. He is greeted by millions in Kraków, a city living under a communist regime that kept a tight hold on public religious expression. Tens of millions more hear him on the television and the radio.
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There are two main passages in the New Testament where Jesus teaches us how to pray: Matthew 6: 9-13 when he gives us the “Our Father,” a structured, vocal prayer, and the Agony in the Garden. In the example of the Agony in the Garden, one could say that Jesus does not need to pray in this way—He is God. He could have very well prayed or processed what would happen next in private without involving the disciples. Instead we have this demonstrative and ceremonious example of mental prayer, spoken aloud for our benefit.
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When I hear there’s a new The Lord of the Rings movie in the works, I get just a wee bit protective (never mind my long-standing argument that there are no good sequels . . . or at least, very few). Middle-earth is special for so many of us, especially those who grew up tucked away in the pages of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “sub-creation.”
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In these last few days of the Lenten season, the Gospel readings guide us through Christ’s final moments before His Passion and death. During this time, we are encouraged to recommit ourselves to fasting, prayer, and almsgiving as a way of drawing nearer to Jesus as His earthly ministry comes to a close.
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At the foundation of the security we want to give our children is a security we ourselves must first receive, cultivate, and trust—and that security bears the name and face of Jesus, “God with us.”
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Catholic creative agency Paloma & Fig announces Resona, a magazine rooted in the Marian spirituality of attentive listening and courageous assent. A print-forward, heirloom-quality publication, Resona will publish long-form essays, original artwork, poetry, short fiction, and lived witness to faith in the texture of daily life.
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We did nothing but treat the priesthood the same way we treated every other good idea our son ever voiced about his future. When he first mentioned the priesthood at the age of six, we did the same thing we did when he brought up being a police officer, a firefighter, or an emergency medical technician. We said, “That would make us very proud.” Then we helped him explore his interests.
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“In the depths of his conscience, man detects a law which he does not impose upon himself, but which holds him to obedience where he is alone with God whose voice echoes within him.”
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We are seeking original artwork & writing for an heirloom-quality, print-forward publication. This is a paid or honorarium-based opportunity.
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Praying with the Saints by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker, published in August by Ave Maria Press, offers concise reflections on men and women of heroic virtue and how they prayed. This book offers short, easy-to-read reflections on the lives of 103 saints, perfect for a quick meditation each day to grow closer to those in heaven. According to Ave Maria Press, it is also “the first prayer book to include Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati as saints.”
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